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2:
Based on information in the table above you just read identify that glands is located in our body system
as labeled using the picture below.
Ans: 1.
parathyroid glan
5. Thymus
6. Pancreas
ACTIVITY 1.3: study each situation that depicts the involment of a particular gland.
1. Athletes burn up
3. A boy running away from danger. Prepares the body for function
5. A sick person in bed Thymus gland enable the body ti produce certain
antibodies.
ACTIVITY 2
Guide questions
1. Were you able to read and understand the activity 1. Answer the activity 2?
2. Based on the information indicated in the activity 1. Which gland that controls the other glands in the
body?
Ans: pituitary
3. How will you differentiate thyroid and parathyroid glands in terms of location and function?
Ans: the thyroid gland uses iodine from food to make two thyroid harmones that regulate the way the
body uses energy.
4. If person blood sugar levels becomes unstable what glands might be involved in the problem?
5. How important is thymus gland in keeping your body free from disease?
Ans: thymus gland is important since it is important in the production of t-lymphocyte which is needed
to fight against infection.
Ans: if someone were born without a thymus gland they would not have the capability to produce
thymosin ot T-cells this would be leave someone at much greater risk of infection, as there would be
none of these specialized white blood cells helping to depend the body.
7. How wil you explain the sudden boost of energy increases strength and extraordinary ability to lift
very heavy objects especially during emergency situation?
Ans: =its because during puberty, there are many hormonal change that happen in your body Ex: one
mement you laugh, and then suddenly you fill like crying sudden mood swings are relatively coused by
the increasing amount of hormones in the body at this stage
8. Why is injecting insulin an assential part of the daily regime for most people with diabetes?
Ans: Injecting insulin is an essential part of the daily regime for people eith DIABETES, this is an order to
maintain the SUGAR LEVEL of their bodies.
10. Ans: these two harmones are important so that the baby can get milk from the mother because
prolactin is the harmone responsible for the stimulation of the production of milk and necessary for
normal milk production during breastfeeding white oxytocin is responsible for stimulation for For the
release of milk the help of these two bby milk and will be property nourished.
ACTIVITY 4
1. Dwarfism: thyroid
explain: hormonal imbalance in the endocrine system pituitary gland couses growth problems such as
dwarfism, which is exhibited by decreasesd growth or a smaller stature than the normal height.
explain- A pituitary gland tumor is almost alaways the couse of gigantism the pea-sized pituitary gland is
located at the base of your brain it makes hormones that control many in your body.
3. Goiter: thyroid
explain- easily get tired the heart boots faster as you do exercise or even in normal walk, you alaway
feel that you are incapable of doing hard works.
ACTIVITY 5: evaluation
Test 1
a. 6 e.3
b. 5 f.7
c. 4 g.2
d. 1 h.8
Test ll.
1. a 4. b
2. d 5. c
3. b 6. d
Self- Assessment
What i did?
= i read and understand the content
What i learned?
What i Earned?
= 30